San Francisco Supervisors Put Community Health Programs Under A Microscope
Public comment was being sought about the proposal, in accordance with state law - which requires so-called "Beilenson hearings" prior to any cuts in healthcare.
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Public comment was being sought about the proposal, in accordance with state law - which requires so-called "Beilenson hearings" prior to any cuts in healthcare.
An experimental treatment helped give a San Francisco Police officer a second chance, and it could help beaten Giants fan Bryan Stow.
A new guide published Monday by the Environmental Working Group, a public health advocacy organization, has released two lists detailing the amount of pesticides in fruit and vegetables.
"She is truly a fighter." That's what doctors are saying about the little Northern California girl who survived rabies without a vaccine, the third person in the U.S. to do so.
An interview with UCSF Neurosurgeon Mitchel Berger on the growing concerns over concussions and other head injuries in both professional and youth sports.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius identified San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center as a model for providing better care at lower costs to patients during a roundtable discussion at the hospital Friday morning.
Some allergy sufferers are tossing out the allergy medication and trying what they call sweet relief and turning to honey. They're using local, unfiltered honey, made in the Bay Area in hopes of easing allergy symptoms.
Smoking cigarettes is the cause of so much preventable, deadly disease. But now new research shows sitting for long stretches of time may be just as dangerous.
It's finally started to look like June in the Bay Area. But before you rush the family outdoors, a new report is warning parents about babies, toddlers and sunshine.
Bay Area health officials are asking for the public's assistance to test an emergency website that would help in the event of an infectious disease emergency.
Researchers have found that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk of developing all types of cancers, but can a plant-based supplement help with a recurrence of cancer?
Blue Shield of California promised Tuesday to cap its profit margin and give any extra money directly to policyholders.
Muscles keep us strong, burn calories, and help us look younger - but when middle age hits, they often disappear. An average person in middle age loses about a quarter pound of muscle every year.
The Palo Alto City Council unanimously offered its support for the proposal Monday night, after hearing and considering the issue in various stages for the past few years.
An interview with Dr. Mervyn Silverman on the AIDS epidemic, 30 years after the first cases were reported in the United States.
